A number of people asked about Freecycle and could not find links to locate the groups. They are often centered in cities and towns, although I am sure they are in rural areas as well.
For those who wanted to find out more, I found that searching for freecycle.com did not do much.
I used my own area and searched for:
Cincinnati Freecycle and got the list of groups in my area.
A more specific search should have those who want to locate a group in their area.
My understanding is that this movement began to try to keep a lot of usable things out of the landfills. Those who are interested in saving our planet for future generations are the ones who avidly use this organization.
I like the adage.....one man's junk is another man's treasure and that can even be sewing and quilting items. Sewing machines are often listed as well as fabric/scraps.
Rules usually are specific that you must give in order to ask for items. Read carefully!
June in Cincinnati